By Disha Saxena

Maharashtra: Colleges can start their academic programs even while the First Year Junior College's (FYJC) centralized online admission system is still in operation. This is because the first round of admissions, which had the highest seat allocation, has already concluded. Most applicants are unsure of when their college experience will actually start due to the delay in the admissions process brought on by late results. Mahesh Palkar, Director of Education (Secondary and Higher Secondary), whose office oversees the procedure, speaks to Pallavi Smart about the delay, the rise in applicants for FYJC this year, and the procedure as a whole during current FYJC admissions.

Why was the FYJC centralized admissions process delayed this year?

In Maharashtra, junior colleges (Classes 11 and 12) have been informed that they can begin instructing pupils as the majority of the seats have already been given, even though the centralized online admissions for the First Year Junior College (FYJC) is still ongoing. This year's delayed admissions process (caused by delayed Board results) has left hundreds of applicants wondering when their college experience will actually start.

Mahesh Palkar, Director of Education (Secondary and Higher Secondary), whose office handles FYJC admissions, speaks with Pallavi Smart about the backlog, the rise in applicants this year, and the procedure as a whole.
 

Many state universities, including Mumbai University, began degree admissions without waiting for the non-state board Class 12 results. Then why was the FYJC admission process kept on wait?

Candidates from non-state boards make up 9–10% of all applicants in each of the five cities—Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, and Amravati—where the centralized online admission procedure is carried out. Five percent of these are from the CBSE board. There is a good deal of students here. Waiting for the Class 10 non-state board results was essential to providing an equal chance to all pupils. Additionally, it cannot be compared to degree admissions because there are fewer non-state board schools offering Class 12 than there are those offering Class 10. Due to this, more non-state board students than degree-seeking students apply for admission to FYJC. cities all have a centralized online system for FYJC admissions from most parts of urban Maharashtra has the highest number of non-state board schools.
 

How many students have applied for FYJC this year and is there any change when compared to the number of applications in the last couple of years?

In all five locations put together, 4,52,121 applicants have confirmed their admission applications for the FYJC's centrally administered online admission process this year. As acceptance rounds and the application process progress, this may eventually rise. From the previous two years, there has undoubtedly been a significant increase in the number of applications. 4,10,853 individuals applied for the centralized online admission for FYJC last year, up from 4,27,264 the year before.
 

What could be the reason for this increase in the number of FYJC applications for cities?

Most kids' and their parents' entrance choices have changed over the last two years as a result of the pandemic. Most people chose to enroll in junior colleges nearer to their homes as academics moved online. Contrary to earlier times, when many aspirants from these five cities' periphery and outskirts would desire to take a chance on attending city colleges, this resulted in a decrease in the number of students applying for FYJC in cities. Students and parents from other regions of Maharashtra are now eager to take this risk once more as life has mostly returned to normal.
 

When is junior college going to start?

In all five cities, the first round of the centralized online admission process, which included the most seat allocations, has already concluded. Junior colleges should ideally start classes right away. However, universities are free to choose their preferred dates based on the number of confirmed admissions that they have logged.

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